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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

TIE SPEECH of Mr.. Henry to the Young
Mems Democratic Club, of New York, last
Monday night, some extracts from which
anpear elsewhere in to- days GAZETTE,
voices the feelings of nine tenths OF the men
who call themselves democrats, and of eve
~ true blue democrat, in the entire coun-
try. Not only the honesty and the welfare,
but the very stability of the nation depend
upon the existence of two political parties
aud no mortal soul except mugwump can
tell how there can bo political parties with
out politicians. As we'll might there be as
socia,ions, societies or churches without
,oen TO direct and control them, and to seek
to enlarge their membership. II the
churches can not be sustained without men
who are constantly employed In the effort
to make converts and proseletes, how can
Loliical parties be, without men just as
constantly engaged ia efforts to increase the
siz, and force of those parties? And the
laborer in both cases 10 worthy Of bis hire
aud is so thought to be by every man Of
cannon sense, 10 matter to what party he
may belong, or what the mugwumps may
say to the contrary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18
ALEX ANDRIA..
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 10.
ANOTHER ONE of Virginia's famous men

ANOTHER ONE of Virginia's famous men,
Governor William Smith, has gone to his
final rest he died at his home, in War
ropton. today, surrounded by loving
relatives and devoted friends. His death
was caused by no special disease, but was
the result of old age, for he was full of years,
having lived long beyond mans allotted
time. Virginia twice honored the Governor
by elevating him to her highest office, and
will pow mourn his death throughout her
borders. He was one of her truest ard
root Gallant sons. and his and her fame
are co extensive. His memory VIII DC
cherished and revered in Virginia as long
"a the mountains of the Blue Ridge in the
county of his home shall stand upon their
foundations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18
FROM WASNINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa GAZETTE. ]
WASHINGTON, D. c., May is, 1887.

(Speoinl Correspondence OF the AieXa. GAzErTE.I
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May is, 1887.
Among the arrivals here to day is Senator
RiddIeberger, Of Virginia, who came to
make arrangements for accommodating his
whole family here during the national drill
TO be held next week. The Senator looks
we'll. He doesn't talk much politics now.
Representative Elliott, of South Carolina,
is among the strangers in the city to-day.
His seat is contested By Smalls. his colored
republican predecessor, but he is not at all
anxious about the result, being assured that
he was as fairly elected as any other men-
Der of the next House. The Colonel was q
chum of General Rooney Ice at Yale Col
lege.
Major Ben Perley Poore, who was taken
sick suddenly at the Capitol yesterday,
spent comparatively easy night, and his
physicians, after consultation this morning,
pronounced his condition "a improved,
though still critical.
The wife of Senator Randall Gibson, OF
Louisiana, died here this morning. her
mother, Mrs. Montgomery, who is still awe,
is very rich. among her other property Delns
the famous Delmonico's Hotel in New York.
She had six sons and daughters few years
ago. but all except two are now dead.
A gentleman of this city this moning after
looking al the grounds, south of the Treasury
Department, on ~ hich the national dill next
week will be held, said it would cost $40, 600
to put them in their present condition when
the drill shall be Over and that the city ana
government will have to bear that expense.
The President to day appointed Msjor j.
+. Rathbone, of California, to be Consul
General OF thp Uui Cd States at Paris.
Representative Lee of the Alexandria district
was in the city to day. The number of people OF
| his district who met him at the depCt was not as
large as usual He does all he can for them in
the way of trying to get them Offices but says he
| meets with little success as there no vacan
cies. and as the republicans who fill the places
CHARGED to his district can not be removed.
John Mason, of Virginia, was to- day aPpoin ted
| a timber depreciation agent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

Mr.. WADDILL ON THE COURT OF AP.
PEALs.-In the House oil Delegates yester-
day, when the joint resolution authorizing
the Attorney General to bring suit against
the board of Sinking Fund Commissioners,
against whom the Kendall Bank Note Com
pany obtained judgment came up, Mr..
Waddill, of Henrico, arose and opposed the
passage of the resolution, and during his
remarks emphasized his opinion that the
verdict of the Court of Appeals of this State
consisting of majority of republicans en-
tering Judgment against the State 10 the
Kendall Bank Note Company suit was. Sin
iquitous."
Mr.. Pollard Immediately arose, and adj
dressing Dir. Waddll, said: ''Do 1 under
stand the gentleman to say that the decision
OF the court in that case was .iniquitous ? y
Mr. Waddill replied that he meant to
say that the decision in that case was III
famous" aud be dida't care whether the
judges were republicans, democrats or what
not.
Mr.. Pollard said he merely wished this
expression 10 go out to the people as the
expression of the delegate from Hearico.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

THE BUTCHER BIRDS VICTORY. Edward
Perry, near Florence, S. C, witnessed pro-
IoDged fight between small butcher bird
about The size Of hooking bird, and a
spotted snake about three feet long. Mr.
Perry came upon the combatanls, how long
after the fight be did not know but witness.
ed its conclusion within an hour. The
snake would coil up and strike at the bird as
1t came al him, but without effect. Then the
bird would dart at the reptile and strike it
on some part Of the body. Then the snake
would raise is head several inches and
keep its forked tongue in motion back and
forth for full minute. This was the birds
opportunity, and he profted by striking
the snake on the body. Twice the bird
went to a small stream AID took drink,
returning to the contest with renewed vigor
AT last the snake grew weary, and sudden
dart by the bird at its head cost the loss of
an eye. The snake then for the first time
tried to get away, and writhed in pain.
Soon the bird saw another chance, and this
time knocked out the other eye When the
bird discovered that his victory was com
plete he went away, when Mr.. Perry went
to the snake and saw that its eyes were out.
He left it to his fate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

MIR. RANDALL is on recent record as say
ing that protective tariff isunconstitution'
al And yet his still more recent acts, in
addition to os words, prove that be is doing
all in his power to assist the protectionlsts
But that Mr.. Randall is not sustained by
the democracy of his State, is plain to every
man familiar with the democratic newspa'
pers of Pennsylvania, which papers reflect
correctly the opinions of the people who
support them. That simon-pure democrat,
the late Judge Black, of Pennsylvania, USE
to say that no protectionist could be dem
ocrat and from the way the democratic ed
itors of his State now talk, it seems that the
Pennsylvania democracy think just as be
did on that subject.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

Ir WOULD SEEM from the following ex-
cerpt from the Republican of Springfield
Massachusetts, that the people of that State,
instead of expanding 20 large portion OF
their expressions of sympathy upon the I'M
conscious subjects of the cruelty and bar
barlty of Southern democrats, should reduce
those expressions to practice, and apply
them to sentient and suffering, and worthy
objects much nearer home.
when an old farmers widow and
mother who has farm once worth 81 QUO.
has to 90 to the poor house, as in Prescott,
and is there fastened to ball and chain by
the leg to overcome her rerugnance TO the
disprsce, the Massachusetts countrysde has
drifted o long way from what it once was as
the nursery of hardy yeomanry and the soil
of the best stock of the American people.
When the floating population of Franklin
county ia supplanted by the most Ignorant
imported labor in order that dense ignorance
of the language may reduce the laborer to
the helplessness of the brute, it would seem
as though civilization had got to begin all
over again. right here in the Connecticut
Valley. These are dreadful and humliat-
ing lights upon the underlying social
status
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

q PECULIAR Casa case was practi-
cally decided in the circuit court of Lynch
burg, Judge Horsey presiding, yesterday
morning which probably has no parallel in
Virginia jurisprudence. The facts are
briefly stated as follows: In 1849 James
Dolan, proprietor of the Rose Cottage nur-
sery, died, leaving widow, who subse-
quently married James MCGOWAN, who for
many years vas one of Lynchburg's most
prominent and highly respected citizens
Mr.. Dolan left daughter, who married Mr..
II. E. Smith, who after some time deserted
her, leaving an infant child. Mrs. Smith
removed to New York, and after seven
years had elapsed, during which time she
had not seen her husband, she had the right
under the law of that state, to presume that
he was dead, and accordingly married q
man named Richard Dorney. Mrs. Nc.
Gowan, the mother of Mrs. Dorney, died,
leaving her husband in charge of the pro-
perty, without having made any arrange
ments for its division among her heirs.
Her husband subsequently died and now
the anomaly is present of two husbands
claiming one wife and all the property she
inherits from her parents, for no sooner was
MIR. AlcGowan' death announced than Mr..
Smith put in his appearance aud claimed
bis wife and the share Of The property,
though he had not been previously heard
from for more than seven years Mr. Dor
ney, considering himself the legal husband
of the lady, resisted the claim Of Smith, and
upon the issue the case came up for trial
before the circuit court. The decision was
practically that Smith by his desertion OF
his wife, was not entitled to any share in
the valuable property involved, and that
the marriage to Dorney in New York is
valid. After this decision the plaintiff sub
mitted to non suit, and it s impossible
now to say whether or not the case is ended.
1t may be revived and the litigation indef-
initely continued
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

A travelling sleight of hand man visited
an Indian encampment, near Lewiston, Ida
no, the other day. Seeing small dog he
asked how much they would take for him.
The Indians said that they didn't want to
sell. Him very good dog" said the magi-
clan, rubbing him down The back, at each
stroke taking handful of money from the
end of his tail, also from his mouth. ears
aud nose. The Indians looked on in stolid
silence, but after the magician went away
they took the dog down to the river bank
and killed and dissected him. To their great
cbagrn they found that the sleight-of band
man had MIXED him of all his money
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18


To READ some of the Washington news
papers one unscquainted with the circum'
stances would suppose that Alexandria,
within eight miles of the capital of the ma
ton, is on the Mexican frontier, and that
not Virginia juries, but Judge Lynch's
courts, exercise judicial sway here. One OF
them gees SO far as to tell the city it will
bring reproach upon itself it so far forgets
what is due to decency as to lynch its pris-
oners.o Such sincere solcitude for the fair
name of Alexandria is properly appreciated,
but the requirements of truth compel US to
say, is totally unnecessary. Crazy assassins
confined in prison cells are shot at with i'm
punity in Washington, but in Alexandria the
law always takes its course.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

A clergyman OF Auburn, Me, after eating
luncheon in Il railroad eating house picked
up what he thought was his bag and
went on his journey. When he got home
the bag was opened in the presence of his
wife, who was grieyed TO see lying side by
side several bottles which, according to
their labels. contained fire water of the
strongest kind. The bag belonged to a
drummer for n liquor house, and the drum
mer was probably also surprised when he
found that in the bag that he had were
three solid, orthodox sermons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

VIM. Tanner, of Eagle Grove, Iowa, was
aroused from sleep the other night by the
loud mewiDg of his cat, which had entered
his steering room, jumped on his bed and
was clawing the clothes at great rate He
dashed the animal to the floor and turned
over for another nap, but ct the same mo-
ment be noticed an odor of smoke, and going
into the ball discovered a vigorous blaze in
back closet. He doesn't know how the
IRE started, but he feels sure that if il had
no! been for the cat he would have been
cremated alive. Tom is now 10 high favor
in the household and dimes on the best at
the table
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

Dr.. w. B. GREGORY, who died here this
morning, practiced medicine in this city De-
fore the var, and during the war was sur
o. on in the Confederate army. de was d
sail.ful physician and cultured, refined and
high toned gentlemen, and both as doctor
aud man was respected by all who knew
him. He was retiring in his disposition, but
his heart was warm, and begat the love oil
all who were familiar with him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

IT REALLY seems as if there can be moth
ing too absurdly grotesque for human ma
ture. No fact in recent history is better at
tested than the date. manner and incidents
connected with the death and burial Of Mar
ebai Ney, and g handsome monument marks
the spot where be fell in Paris, after telling
the firing squad to aim at his heart. Indeed.
the sons of men who witnessed his death
and burial are yet alive. But for all this,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

The books in the British Museum are
bound on principle, historical works being
in red, theological in blue, poetical in vel.
low, natural history in green. Each part of
volume Is stamped with mark by which
it can be distinguished as their property
and of different colors. Red indicates that
book was purchased, blue that it came By
copyright, and yellow that it was presented.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

A writer in journsl of science advises
those who wish 10 acquire flesh and strength
to folIowlhis prescription: Thoroughly open
the skin by warm bath, after which rub
dry with warm rough towels in heated
room; then iuh in thoroughly all over The
body an, pure oil, preferably cod liver oil,
letting the stomach rest while the ska per.
forms the work of assimilation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY-Back
vs.. Sherwood ct al Argued by w. i. Mar
tin, II. g. Davis and Richard Wake, esqs.,
for appellants, and ]. F. Croker, esq, for
appellees and submitted.
H. G. Davis, eaq,, allowed to practice as
counsel in this court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

young man living with his widowed
sister in the northern part of Georgia, was
digging hole for potato bin in his cellar
the other day, when his spade broke open
an earthen pot containing fourteen hundred
and eighty dollars in gold. The coin had
been buried by his sisters husband during
the war, and subsequently, forgotten.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

In the House Of Delegates the bill to an
thorizo the Governor to provide for the
support and maintenance of insane persons
10 the jails of the Commonwealth until they
can be admitted TO the asyium5 of the Stale
was passed.
MIR Payne offered an amendment 10 the
constitution as to the Court OF Appeals
which it is proposed shall consist Of five
judges, three of whom can act 1t shall
have appellate jurisdiction, only except in
Cases of habeas corpus, mandamus and pro-
hibition. 1t shall not have jurisdiction in
cases when the amount is less than $500,
except in controversies concerning title of
land or cases in which the commonwealth is
interested. A number of other changes are
proposed.
Bills providing for printing and binding
the code and paying for the same were
passed.
The resolution directing the auditor to
bring suit against the late board of sinking
fund commissioners, was also passed.
The House bill to pay Pegram and String
fellow in the litigation involving the validi
ty of the license laws failed for a want of
constitutional majority.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

the long buried remains of school master
have been recently disinierred in North
Carolina for the purpose OF determining
whether they were not those of the French
marshal referred to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

ST. Nicholas, for June, has been received
from its publishers, the Century Co., New
York. Ia view of the late Sheridan. Rosser
controversy, one of its articles, Sheridan in
the Valley, will attract additional attention
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

A woman of Berlin, Canada, recently gave
birth to her twenty first child, and both she
and the little one are thriving. The father
is resigned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

Three years ago small moth flew into
the ear Ct J. G Stab. of Wilmington, Della
ware. Itremained just inside OF the drum
of The ear until the other day, when the
application of milk poultices and salt water
resulted III its removal. It was alive and
flew several feet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

Seventeen hundred lost umbrella, left in
elevated cars, in New York city, were re-
Gently sold Ct auction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18
LOST AND FOUND.

ClvE DOLLARS REWARD-strayed or stolen
L. abont four weeks ago, a BLACK and BROWN
SCOTCH COLLIE DOG, all four feet and tin of tail
white, answers to the name of Colin" The
above reward will be given if returned TO
Miss B. ROSA HOOFF,
my17 st cor. Prince and Patrick streets
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18
Legislative.

In the State Senate yesterday the amend.
ments Of tho House to the Senate bills in
cooperating the Lynchburg and Baltimore
Railroad and Improvement Company. and
10 incorporate the Blue Ridge Mineral Rail
way Company were agreed to.
A number of local House bills were pass
cd.
The House bill 20 provide for the care OF
the colored insane OF the Slate, and to en-
large for that purpose the Central Lunatic
Asylum and approrriatiug SD 500 there
fore was passed.
The adverse report upon the petition OF
colored cilizens Of Virginia asking the pas
sage OF civil rights bill, Was sustained by n
vote of 20 10 6.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

Among The clergymen from outside the
diocese present, were Bishop Peterkiu, OF
West Virginia; Rev. w. NJ. Dame, of Bati.
more, and Rev. W. Walker, of Ohio and
others.
During the session Of the Council services
will be held at Christ Church every morning
at $50 o'clock. To night missionary
services will be held at ST. Paul's church at
o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18

nHolCE ORANGES just received by
~ my19 ]. c. MILBURN.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-12
The aeal,a Healthy Appetite.


Where do they the fur seals) 60 To?
Certainly not northward, for il is well
known that not a single seal is TO he
found north Of the Pribylovs. and the
floating ice Of winter prevents any con-
gregation Of amphibious life. There Is
then the southwark, the enormous ex-
panse of sea south of the Aleutian chain,
5000 miles of water between Japan and
Oregon swarming with the natural food
of the seal-fish. They can have no
resting place or it would be known; they
must therefore spend all their time afloat,
seeing that they sleep at sea Just as com
fortably as, or perhaps more SO thar on
land. They lie on their backs, fold the
fore fippers across the breast, turn the
hind ones up and over, SO that the tips
rest on their necks and chins, thus ex-
posing only the nose and the heels Of the
hind fliplcrs above water, nothing else
being seen. Here is no poetical fancy,
but a proSaic fact, crooked in the cradle
of the deep"
One cannot but think of the enormous
quantity of fish they must get through.
The common seal. such as we see in orr
aquaria, has evidently a most voracious
appetite, and never seems TO he able TO
get as much as he can do with. Con-
slider, then. the weight that must be con-
sumed in the year by the fur seal, several
times its size, roaming about under thor
oughly natural conditions in its natural
element, instead of Icing cooped up with
in the four walls of a tank.
As a matter of fact. the hosts Of fur
seal produce q notable scarcity Of fish
around the Pribylovs. 1t is perfectly
hopeless TO throw q line over the gunwale
Of a boat. You must 60 out at least
seven or eight miles, and then you can
get nothing but very large halibut. Prac-
tically the sea for 100 miles around is
cleared Of fish. Ii is computed that
forty pounds per day is rather a starva-
ton allowance for an adult male. twelve
pounds to a female, and not much, if
any. less for tho fast growing pups.
Allow an average of ten pounds per in
dividual lsr day, and calculate what
1000, 900 az 5000, 900 would consume
every ~day-only 1000, 900 tons or so
Why, all the fishing Of the world is but
a drop in the bucket compared with this.
We must remember, too, that the seal is
only one Of the many creatures which
prey OH fish. ] can well believe what is
asserted by many well informed people,
that the supply Of sea fish is mexhausti-
Bile by any means known to man.-Al
the Year Round.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-12
The Causes Of Cancer.

The p~redisposing causes Of cancer are
in the habits Of the patients themselves.
Just as civilization is the cause Of the
strain that wrecks so many intellects. so
it is also the cause VI depressing the
animal vitality of the individual. and
brings in its train this dread disease.
The main cause of this disease is .'estab-
lished wealth and q state of luxury"
The appetite for eating meat and highly
seasoned food is INDUCED, and can be
regulated and habitually INDUCED. only
in a state Of established civilization. with
communities engaged in accumulating
fortunes and vieing with each other in
sufptuous living. These conditions, to
gether with habits of Incidence and in
sufficient exercise, cause an accumula-
ton of the waste products in the system
which predisposes to cancer. Then. an
accidental bruise, or reversal Of fortune
with mental depression. or any other
exciting cause, may develop this terrible
disease.
The lesson is obvious. People should
live more frugally and take plenty Of
exercise in the open air, and. in short,
follow hygienic modes of living, and the
danger of cancer is much more remote.
The cure may be difficult, but prevention
seems TO be in the power Of the indi-
vidual.-Medical Summary.